Dr. Arthur Hernandez, MD
Pain Medicine ·
Male ·
Age 72
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Dr. Arthur Hernandez, MD is a pain medicine specialist in San Antonio, TX and has been practicing for 38 years. He graduated from Keck School Of Medicine Of The Univ Of Southern California in 1971 and specializes in pain medicine, bariatric medicine, and more.
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Assurant Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Molina Healthcare
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Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
very high
more than 99% of peers
Chronic Pain
very high
more than 99% of peers
Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
very high
more than 99% of peers
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Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Hernandez "Each patient is treated as he would expect his own family to be treated. He is carefully listened to and evaluated for his particular illness. I expect everyone of my pain patients to improve in some way. Every patient is given responsibility to help improve his own illness."
3 Specialties
- Pain Medicine
- Addiction Medicine Anesthesiology
- Bariatric Medicine
0 Board Certifications
Dr. Hernandez does not have any board certifications listed.
40 Conditions Treated
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autonomic Disorders
- Back Pain
- Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Knee Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Migraine
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Pathological Spine Fracture
- Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathy
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Polyneuropathy
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spondylitis
- Spondylosis
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27 Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Medial Branch Block
- Chronic Pain Management
- Discography
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Epidural Injection
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Block
- Facet Joint Injection
- Joint Injection
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Facet Joint Injection
- Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Nerve Block, Somatic
- Nerve Block, Sympathetic
- Nerve Blocks
- Pain Management
- Peripheral Nerve Block
- Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Steroid Injection
- Trigger Point Injection
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Texas.
3 Sanctions
- Noncompliance with a Board Order (6/15/2018)Action Taken: ReprimandSummary: Please reference the following DocumentDocumentation: Download here (PDF)State: Texas
- Other (10/14/2016)Action Taken: ReprimandSummary: Please reference the following DocumentDocumentation: Download here (PDF)State: Texas
- Failure to keep adequate medical records (8/13/2015)Action Taken: ReprimandSummary: Please reference the following DocumentDocumentation: Download here (PDF)State: Texas
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- University of California At Los AngelesUndergraduate School | Graduated 1967
- Keck School Of Medicine Of The Univ Of Southern CaliforniaMedical School | Graduated 1971
- USC-Los Angeles Co Med CtrInternship Hospital | Completed 1972
- Harbor View Medical CenterResidency Hospital | Completed 1980
- University of Texas Medical School At San AntonioFellowship Hospital | Completed
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Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- French
- Spanish
- English
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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- Over 45 minutes
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Other than a long wait, i had a pleasant experience & felt he paid attention to what I was saying. A little intimidating but all in all, I'd recommend Dr.Hernandez & his staff.
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81Jc in San Antonio, TX – Jul 05, 2017
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Dr.Hernandez is such a wonderful Dr. He doest only give you your meds.
He really cares about helping you and healing you
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82Brenda Dominguez in San Antonio, TX – Mar 22, 2017